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FollowWe oversee strategies to close critical gaps in mental healthcare so every New Yorker, in every neighborhood, has the support they need. Building on the strong foundation of ThriveNYC, we partner with 13 city agencies and nearly 200 non-profit organizations to implement innovative programs that reach people with the highest need – those with serious mental illness, those affected by trauma, and those living in historically under-served neighborhoods. We also provide strategic policy guidance to activate every part of City government to promote mental health for all.
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How to help someone who needs mental healthcare
Free trainings for social services providers
B-HEARD is expanding
B-HEARD is hiring - join the team
How to help someone who needs mental healthcare
As New Yorkers, we look out for each other. If you want to help someone who needs mental healthcare, you can. Get started with our new guide, produced with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and NYC Health + Hospitals. The guide walks you through how to get mental health support for anyone, at any level of need – including what to know, where to look, and who to call.
Use this guide to find the right support, right nowFree trainings for social services providers
What if you could help your client understand the benefits of the Covid vaccine? Or help them manage stress? Learn how to integrate mental health support into the services offered at your nonprofit, city, or state agency with free courses from the Academy for Community Behavioral Health, the Mayor’s Office for Economic Development, and the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health.
Courses are open to all staff at New York City-based nonprofits and city or state agencies.
Register for a course todayB-HEARD is expanding
For the first time ever in New York City, mental and physical health professionals are responding to 911 mental health calls through pilot program B-HEARD.
In the first three months of operations, the pilot has had a promising start. Now it’s expanding from East Harlem, west to the Hudson River.
Learn more about the groundbreaking pilotB-HEARD is hiring - join the team
Calling all social workers: B-HEARD is hiring! Join the B-HEARD team to respond to 911 mental health calls and make a significant impact in the lives of New Yorkers.
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